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The medical superintendent: anachronism or here to stay?

ISSUE 2008/10
8 oktober 2008
C.M.TH. Gijsbers van Wijk
New research

The administrative incidence of non-affective psychoses in Friesland and Twente

ISSUE 2008/10
8 oktober 2008
N. Boonstra, L. Wunderink, P.H.M. de Wit, E. Noorthoorn, D. Wiersma

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background Research into the risk factors for schizophrenia has once again drawn attention to the geographical differences in the incidence and gender distribution of schizophrenia. The incidence - as recorded by the mental health care ser...

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Review article

Schizophrenia and antipsychotics associated with the metabolic syndrome. An overview

ISSUE 2008/10
8 oktober 2008
A.M.J.W. Scheepers-Hoeks, S.J.W. Wessels-Basten, M.J.W.T. Scherders, B. Bravenboer, A.J.M. Loonen, R.T. Kleppe, R.J.E. Grouls

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background Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are higher in patients with schizophrenia than in the general population because the metabolic side-effects of antipsychotics and schizophrenia increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (...

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Review article

The epidemiology of depression in Belgium. A review and some reflections for the future

ISSUE 2008/10
8 oktober 2008
R. Bruffaerts, A. Bonnewyn, K. Demyttenaere

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background Little is known on epidemiological aspects of depression in the Belgian general population, despite the fact that this disorder is known as a burdensome disorder.
aim To present the results of a systematic literature search on t...

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Short report

The no-suicide contract: a risky ritual

ISSUE 2008/10
8 oktober 2008
P. de Vries, A. Huisman, A.J.F.M. Kerkhof, P.B.M. Robben

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In spite of former research the preventive value of the no-suicide contract is still uncertain. Making up a no-suicide contract should be considered as a risky ritual because there is a chance for underestimation of the actual risk. Less ri...

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Case report

Chemotherapy during clozapine treatment. Increased risk of agranulocytosis?

ISSUE 2008/10
8 oktober 2008
A.R. van Gool, M.T. van der Velden, A.W. Oosten, E. van Meerten, W.M.A. Verhoeven, A.J.M. Loonen

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In a 37-year-old female, a combined treatment consisting of chemotherapy and radiation was considered for cervical cancer. However, she was using clozapine for the treatment of schizophrenia. As both clozapine and chemotherapy can induce de...

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Case report

Pseudologia fantastica: definition and position in relation to axis i and axis ii psychiatric disorders

ISSUE 2008/10
8 oktober 2008
S. Janssens, M. Morrens, B.G.C. Sabbe

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Pseudologia fantastica, also known as mythomania or pathological lying, is a psychiatric phenomenon that has been recognised for over a hundred years. By analysing two case studies and by searching the literature for relevant articles we a...

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Case report

Paranoia and Asperger syndrome

ISSUE 2008/10
19 februari 2009
E. Engels, G. Degraeve, C. Mertens

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Paranoia in patients diagnosed with Asperger syndrome in adulthood is discussed and illustrated with the help of a case study. Impaired mentalisation, characteristic for Asperger disorder, influences the way an individual experiences life, ...

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Abstract

Begeleid afbouwen van antipsychotica versus onderhoudsbehandeling na remissie van eerste psychose

ISSUE 2008/10
8 oktober 2008
J. de Decoster, G. Pieters
Abstract

Uitgestelde posttraumatische stressstoornis: een frequent verschijnsel?

ISSUE 2008/10
8 oktober 2008
G.E. Smid
Abstract

Sedatie met behulp van intramusculair toegediende antipsychotica in de acute psychiatrie

ISSUE 2008/10
8 oktober 2008
A. Neven, J.A. Coebergh, J.D. Blom